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Students can get involved in the community during Spring Staycation

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… to participate in Spring Staycation, an introduction to service learning in the community, to be held during the … such as mental illness and teen violence, and to do related service projects. There is no cost to participate and a free … morning. The afternoon expands morning topics into related service projects during which students interact with …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/21741

Scholarship support helps WMU student bring technology access to rural Ghana

College of Health and Human Services

… Mich.—Marian Clara Fueri, a senior in the Healthcare Services and Sciences program, is the recipient of the … Burgett Scholarship through the College of Health and Human Services (CHHS). She learned about the opportunity through …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2025/12/burgett-fueri

WMU’s online master’s in education programs ranked No. 2 in state by U.S. News & World Report

College of Education and Human Development

… academic quality, student engagement, faculty credentials, services and technologies, and peer reputation among …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2026/02/us-news-ranks-wmu-online-graduate-education-nation-state

John 'Bokey' D. Satterfield Jr. obituary

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… D. Satterfield Jr. , formerly a manager in maintenance services at Western Michigan University, died Dec. 29. He was 73. Satterfield joined the staff in 1971 and retired … He began his WMU career as a painter and worked his way up to the maintenance services manager position. A …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29516

Permaculture project abroad receives grant from WMU Office of Sustainability

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… grant titled, "Sustaining Natural Ecosystems: A WMU Service-Learning Project Abroad."  The study abroad program, … communities such as: lasagna composting, seed banks, water filtration, ancient grain products and a medicinal … grants this fall. The Office for Sustainability rewards grants each year to support students and faculty …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2019/01/sustainability-grant

Elaine Chew obituary

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… Center at Western Michigan University, died Oct. 11 . She was 82. Chew joined the WMU staff in 1975 and retired in 1990 after 14 years of service to the University. The Holland, Michigan, resident was a former medical technologist and a graduate of WMU's …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36392

Sindecuse announces shutdown during closure, new pharmacy hours

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… until 6   p.m. on Fridays, giving patients an extra hour of service. Meanwhile, Saturday pharmacy hours will be … half an hour on Fridays. Patients will be able to use the service until 6   p.m. Friday as well as Monday and until …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/12/11569

Do Young Chang obituary

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… professor of political and social science, died Aug. 3. He was 89. Chang, of Windermere, Fla., joined the WMU faculty … social science and retired in 1993 after nearly 22 years of service to the University. He transferred from social … science to political science in 1989. A Korean exile, Chang was born in 1923 in Yong Chun, Korea, and emigrated to the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1312

Grants to WMU top $15 million for fiscal year

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… the period reported to the board, December grants led the way, totaling nearly $2 million and accounting for 54 … November grants came in just below $600,000, while January awards totaled slightly more than $1 million. Research grants … $1.8 million, followed closely by grants for public service at nearly $1.2 million. Notable research grants …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/230

Grants to WMU exceed $24 million for the year

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO—Externally funded awards to Western Michigan University soared past … all other categories, exceeding $2.6 million, followed by awards for public service at $1.3 million. Notable research awards included a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/07/8304